John Edward Chambers (born 23 October 1971) is an English
cricket
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er. Chambers is a right-handed
batsman
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who bowls right-arm
medium-fast
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. He was born in
Barking
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Places
* Barking, London, a town in East London, England
** London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, a local government district covering the town of Barking
** Municipal Borough of Barking, a historical local government dist ...
,
London
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.and is now a primary school teacher
Chambers represented the
Essex Cricket Board
The Essex Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Essex.
From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament, matches which had List-A status.List A
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match against the
Sussex Cricket Board
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in the 1st round of the
2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
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Essex Premier League
The Hamro Foundation Essex Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Essex and East London, England. The league was founded in 1972. Since 1999 it has been a designated ECB Premier League.John Chambers at
Cricinfo
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